Show THRf WIN AND THRtE LOSE Continued from page 1 work of men who volunteered to sere the party without any remuneration their sole incentive being party loyalty and a desire for the public welfare Against them was a horde or mercenaries mercen-aries who were being welt paid for their labors either In cash or by promises of otce Criminal Element Out Crminl A particularly striking and to decent people disgusting feature of the dee ton was the unanimity with which the criminal clement of the city flocked to the support of Thompson Commercial street and Franklin avenue voted almost al-most solidly for Thompson and the ticket he led This Is evidenced br the returns from the Flffrst andFlf second districts where thc ThompsOn pluralities were the largest V Between 445 and i oclock the polls In these districts swarmed with lewd women They did not hesitate about declaring themselves for Thompson Most oC them were take to the polls by Bruce Johnson a negro who runs a notorious resort on Commercial street IINqT II Johnson was V the chlef Republican worker In the Fiftseond He It was Who handed women out of the Republican Repub-lican carriages when they came up t vote and it was Johnson who talked loudest and longest In favor rhomp son throughout thc day I He was assisted In his work by Re4 publican young men who seemed lost to I all sense oC decency If the manner In I which they allaled with the Commer j cia I street clement jiay be taken as an indication The election was a distinct I triumph for the lower strata of society and nowhere In the city was there as I I I i WHIPPED BY THE CHALLENGER much joy over the election of Thompson i Thomp-son as In Commercial street and Frank Un avenue I Passed Off Quietly The election passed off more quiet i than had been anticipated A number i of challenges wee made aDd It Is believed be-lieved that many Illegal votes were cast I by the Republicans None ot the chdl l I lenges as sustained because In each instance the suspected person swore i that all the qualifications necef ry to an elector were possessed I Is likely that some arrests will be made as a I result of what Is believed to have been false swering In such Instances but the Democratic committee has not yet I sue decided what course will be best to V pur sueThe chances are more than even I however that somebody will serve time In thc penitentiary as a result of yesterdays yes-terdays work A larger vote ws 1 polled than had been anticipated and the Republicans had the bet oC It from that standpoint on account of the superiority su-periority oC their organization They were In a better position to get out their strength because they had a limitless oC carriages and their itless number I hired workers sn W to It that nobody I was overlook |